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Mar 22, 2013 Letters
Dear Editor,
Noise seems to be the norm in our society today. You can hear loud music emanating from minibuses, taxis and other privately owns vehicles.
Even some lorries that are used for hauling building and construction materials are having huge boom boxes installed.
You can hear loud music coming from house parties, bar-b-ques, street dances, village fun days, functions held by government and political parties, sometimes even in once quiet neighbourhoods there seems to be competition between neighbours for the trophy of the bigger noise maker, not forgetting the religious bodies.
A few days ago I attended an event where microphones were being used and everything was going well until the speaker took to the stage.
It seemed as if he had his own microphone which was turned up higher that every other one.
Within five seconds of what I would call yelling on the microphone I got a headache and my ears started ringing. To avoid further discomfort I plugged my ears with my fingers and eventually walked out the building.
The troubling thing for me is that the people in that building all seemed either comfortable or helpless, as if no one could put an end to this madness.
People meet in that building at least once per week as far as I am aware, to listen to that same gentleman, and they carry along their babies and little children.
Have they ever stopped to think what will happen to their ear drums by the time they are teenagers?
Maybe they are saving their monies to purchase hearing aids and pay for treatment for heart related diseases that will follow.
As I walked out the compound, I passed by a group of women chatting among themselves and overheard one of them saying that she could not understand half of what this gentleman said because he shouted and yelled too much.
I recall speaking to one of the older men of this said group about this matter and he said the man has a big voice.
So my response is if he has a big voice, don’t give him a microphone or if he has to use one, then turn the volume down. Simple.
There are times when I can hear the music of churches blocks away and people are in those buildings enjoying that noise.
My personal belief, which I think can be substantiated by scriptures, is that we have to care our bodies and the level of noise that we entertain in our daily lives is destroying our bodies.
People need to stand up and speak out.
I did a little research on this matter and here is a tiny bit of what I found out about excessive noise, other than losing your hearing.
High noise levels can contribute to cardiovascular effects in humans, a rise in blood pressure, an increase in stress and vasoconstriction, and an increased incidence of coronary artery disease.
Sheldon S. Seabra
Dec 18, 2024
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